Germany’s Rheinmetall selects site to start making ‘at least’ 400 F-35A fuselages
The new facility, an expert said, appears to be “replacing” Turkey’s former role in building center fuselages for the Joint Strike Fighter.
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White House weighing controversial cluster munitions deliveries to Ukraine
“We will […] continue to work with allies and partners to identify and provide Ukraine with additional capabilities,” said a US State Department spokesperson.
10 questions Congress should ask incoming Joint Chiefs nominees
AEI’s John Ferrari argues that lawmakers must hear from incoming service leaders on the assumptions they’re making as they prepare for their new, highest-level jobs.
Tech, VC Firms Urge DoD Adopt Commercial Technologies
Commercial technologies are ready for the Defense Department to use but the Pentagon could more quickly take advantage of these products and capabilities by implementing recent recommendations of a bipartisan […]
HII delivers first flight III DDG, Jack H. Lucas, to Navy
The flight III destroyers will have some of the latest and greatest technology currently available to the service.
To cool the war over amphibs, the Navy and Marines need a clearer justification
Congress should not shoot the messenger, but help the Navy and Marine Corps explain why 31 amphibs is the right number, CSIS’s Mark Cancian argues in this op-ed.
Adding Facility/Workforce Funding in Line Items May Be Approach Taken for Munitions, Rather Than MYPs
Since fiscal 2018, Congress has added $1.6 billion to the U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding and conversion accounts for warship line items, including the Columbia-class attack submarines, to ramp up production through […]
HASC Would Block Biden Proposal Requiring Defense Contractors To Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A Biden administration proposal that would require defense contractors to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and plans to reduce those emissions was rejected by the House Armed Services Committee […]
Key House committee passes divisive $886 billion national security spending bill
One Republican-backed amendment funds a special inspector general for Ukraine spending, while a Democrat-backed add-on targets “excessive contractor payments.”
Nukes, helos and amphibs: House authorizers pass their $874B policy bill 58-1
With a GOP-controlled House and a Democrat-controlled Senate, nothing in the bill is final until the last minute conference negotiations are completed, but here are the key issues to watch.